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The phrase can have two distinct, though related, meanings, according to the verb which we implicitly supply: a) On the one hand, if we understand After me the deluge will come, the saying seems to imply, as an assertive ... “Rather, place a little stick next to me, so that I may frighten them off.” They said,
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Either way it's a very well known French saying and the context I have most often heard it used in is "basically, I don't give a hoot (nice word for it)for what happens after I'm gone"; Just what I've heard...
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Pope Pius XII is alleged to have said, "After me, the deluge." Leaving aside all consideration of the fact that some of the people responsible for the deluge (Annibale Bugnini, Ferdinando Antonelli, Giovanni Montini, Angelo Roncalli, et al.), Pope Pius XII did try to hold back a good deal of the deluge,
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A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge has had quite a sprint since its release on August 18. When Josh Neufeld began his book tour I warned him: ... A.D.: News Orleans After the Deluge ; The true story about six different people who survive Hurricane Katrina. Coming soon as a Pantheon graphic novel!
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www.smithmag.net/afterthedeluge/
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A.D.: News Orleans After the Deluge ; The true story about six different people who survive Hurricane Katrina. Coming soon as a Pantheon graphic novel! ... Read A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge, SMITH's acclaimed webcomic about 6 real-life survivors of hurricane Katrina.
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There is an old French saying (which I won't attempt to repeat in French): "After me, the deluge." It is said that France's King Louis XV made this remark when taken to task for his extravagance; but it was probably his mistress, the dazzling Madame de Pompadour, who actually said it.
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After the Deluge, State Farm Said, Sorry, Read the Fine Print; March 23, 2007; Page A9 ... Year after year, Mississippi property owners paid millions of dollars for homeowners insurance that company agents told them would cover hurricane damage. State Farm agents repeatedly assured many of them,
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An expected La Nina wet weather pattern is likely to bring worse than usual floods to Thailand this year, a top disaster official said on Friday after the worst deluge in 60 years killed at least 62 people in the north.
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He said, "After me, the deluge!"--And that's exactly what happened. 7. So that's what this generation is now doing. Things have gotten more & more uncertain in every way. People are so unsure of the future now.
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